“All through life, be sure and put your feet in the right place, and then stand firm.” ~ Abraham Lincoln, March 1862 Sister Philip Neri Crawford, OP delivered the invocation at the re-dedication of the Third Street gateway entrance to Oak Ridge Cemetery on December 3, 2014. Two of our foundresses, Sister Josephine Meagher and […]
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Pray for those in poor health and healthcare workers today, WorldDayoftheSick 2015. Prayer link: http://www.chausa.org/prayers/prayer-library/liturgical-prayers-and-reflections/solemnities-feast-days-and-memorials/world-day-of-the-sick/2014-world-day-of-the-sick
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You can help raise awareness and act to end the violence and injustice that affect victims of modern-day slavery. The first International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking is February 8, the Feast Day of St. Josephine Bakhita. St. Bakhita was kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in Sudan. After gaining
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Video: Faces of Dominican Sisters on Community Day 2/7/15 with a Super-8-style effect. Music: “Almost in F” by Kevin Macleod.
An interview with Sister Marcelline Koch, OP was taped last week aired on WBEZ Chicago’s Worldview program. You can listen to the interview here: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/188525356″ params=”color=ff5500″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] An interview with Sr. Marcelline Koch, OP aired on @WBEZ‘s Worldview program. Hear the interview via #soundcloud: https://t.co/0yJP3g9X1m — Springfield OP (@springfieldop) January 30,
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Sister Marcelline Koch’s January mission trip to Iraq was featured today in both the State Journal-Register and Illinois Times. We are pleased that the local media is shining a light on the conditions faced by refugees in Iraq. Links to both articles appear below. State Journal-Register article: “Fate of Iraq ‘family’ concerns visiting Springfield nuns.
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Women ages 18-34, You are invited to a special weekend excursion: Springfield’s Got Sisters, Feb. 21-22, 2015 Explore the lives of Sisters in four communities during this weekend excursion in Springfield. At each stop, enjoy the Sisters’ hospitality and witness their lives of faith. We will visit four communities: the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL,
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This week the Sisters had a contest with the nurses to guess how many pills were passed out during the day shift. The prize for the winner was a chicken lunch with lots of sides and the company of the nurses. The grand prize went to Sister Mary Dominic Joerger, OP who guessed the closest
Last Day in the Middle East, Amman Jordan Yes, we have returned and want to share more about our last day in the Middle East which was spent in Amman Jordan. Arriving in Amman at 5:30 am and not leaving until 2:30 am the next morning, we had the blessed opportunity to visit with the
The Illinois Times recently featured an excellent article about the Springfield Dominican Anti-Racism Team. June 2014 marked the 10-year anniversary of the Springfield Dominican Anti-Racism team (SDART). SDART developed out of the Springfield Dominicans’ commitment to understanding and dismantling systemic racism and becoming an anti-racist congregation. The team was formed in June of 2004, and
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Tonight is the state of the Union Address. In preparation for the historic Pope Francis visit in September, NETWORK created a Pope Francis-style State of the Union BINGO game. Click this link to receive a free copy of NETWORK’s State of the Union Bingo 2015 edition: http://www.networklobby.org/SOTU15
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Sr. Marcelline Koch, OP talks about the Dominican Sisters Conference Delegation going to Iraq arriving on the Fest of the Epiphany – January 6, 2015. (Recorded during Advent December 2014)
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Today Sister Marcelline Koch, OP is in Iraq with a delegation including two other Dominican Sisters to visit the Dominican Sisters in Iraq, Iraqi Christians and Iraqi citizens whose homes were overrun by terrorists causing them to be internally displaced. Below is her contribution to an article written for Global Sisters report. Click here to
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We Are Called to Solidarity with Those in Distress Leader: From ancient times, God has called us to go to the help of those in distress. The words of Psalm 107 speak to us today of migrant families and their precarious existence and God’s abiding love and care for those in peril. Reader: (Psalm 107:
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We are celebrating the birth of our Savior! A blessed Christmas to all from Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL! “Holy Spirit, may my heart be open to the Word of God, may my heart be open to good, may my heart be open to the beauty of God, every day.” A prayer from Pope Francis
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